Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 16:4:

• Kupsabiny: “God made everything according to what he had purposed,
  and (he) has planned a day for punishing the wicked.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The Lord has planned everything
  according to His purposes.
  He has even prepared the wicked
  for the time of destruction.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The LORD made everything/all with a purpose, even the wicked whom he destined to-be-destroyed.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “There is a plan of God for/in all that he has done/made. What he decided to be the outcome of people whose minds are evil is that they will be punished.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “Yahweh knows why he does everything that he does;
  he has even prepared the wicked for the time that he will punish them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 17:3:

• Kupsabiny: “The goodness/quality of gold and silver is seen/appears when they are put through fire,
  but God is the one who tests the thoughts/minds of the people.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Gold and silver are tested by putting them in the fire.
  But the Lord tests our hearts.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The LORD tests our (incl.) heart like gold and silver which is-tested on fire if it is pure or not.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Gold and silver is cleaned by-means-of fire. God also gives a person tests so-that his mind will-become-good.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “Workers put silver and gold in a very hot furnace to burn out what is impure,
  and Yahweh similarly examines people’s inner beings to see if they are pure.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 18:7:

• Kupsabiny: “A foolish person is destroyed by his own mouth (words),
  and his words are like a trap he himself has fallen into.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The way fools speak out leads to their own destruction
  and entangles them in their own words.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “What a foolish man speaks/says can-harm himself.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “His words can-be-illustrated by an animal-pit in which he-is-trapped and ruined.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “What foolish people say causes them to be ruined;
  their own words are like a trap that catches/seizes them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 19:15:

• Kupsabiny: “A lazy person lies down idle,
  and the one who does not work will always suffer hunger.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The lazy ones are going fast to sleep,
  they have to live with empty stomachs.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “If you (sing.) are lazy and just keep-on sleeping, you (sing.) will-be- very -hungry.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “The lazy person will-be-hungry in-the-future, because he does not move but rather he just stays-asleep.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “Those who are lazy sleep soundly,
  but if they are lazy, they will be hungry because of not earning money to buy food.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 20:18:

• Kupsabiny: “A person scrutinizes a matter before settling (it),
  and investigates/seeks omens before going for a raid.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Get good advice and then you will succeed,
  Don’t go to battle without getting advice.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “[You (sing.)] ask for advice in your (sing.) planning or before you (sing.) go to war.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “A plan is-accomplished if there is proper/correct advice, so if you (sing.) join-in-battle, first rely-on the advice of the wise.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “When people give you good advice, if you do what they suggest, your plans will succeed;
  so be sure to get good advice from wise people before you start fighting a war.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 21:20:

• Kupsabiny: “A wise person accumulates his wealth,
  but the foolish eats it with teeth (uses it quickly).” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The house of a person who has wisdom
  will be full of wealth,
  but a foolish person will lose everything he has.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “A wise man really saves-up for the future, but a foolish man only spends as-much-as-(he)-wants.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “There-are always valuable belongings and good food in the house of a wise-person, but the foolish-person, he immediately uses-up his possessions.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “Wise people have many valuable things in their houses,
  but foolish people quickly spend/waste all their money.” (Source: Translation for Translators)